Percentage of CSHCN with Selected Conditions, 2005-2006

  • Allergies: 53.0%
  • Asthma: 38.8%
  • ADD/Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 29.8%
  • Emotional problems: 21.1%
  • Migraine or frequent headaches: 15.1%
  • Mental retardation: 11.4%
  • Autism: 5.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs Chartbook 2005–2006. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008.

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